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Jean Richard

Jean Richard

Birthday: 1921-04-18 | Place of Birth: Bessines, Deux-Sèvres, France

Jean Richard (18 April 1921 – 12 December 2001) was a French actor, comedian, and circus entrepreneur. He is best remembered for his role as Georges Simenon's Maigret in the eponymous French television series, which he played for more than twenty years, and for his circus activities. Richard was born in Bessines, Deux-Sevres. In the 1970s–1980s, he owned and managed three major circuses, two theme parks near Paris, La Mer de Sable and La Vallée des Peaux-Rouges, and a private zoo in his property of Ermenonville, Oise. He died on 12 December 2001 in Senlis, aged 80. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Richard (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1972
The Annuity

as    Jo (un voyou)

1972
Noix de coco

as    Loulou

1969
La Maison de campagne

as    Bertrand Boiselier

1969
L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus

as    Jean Richard

1968
Beru and These Women

as    Inspecteur principal Bérurier

1968
The Oldest Profession

as    Joseph, Mimi's Previous Client (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")

1967
The Investigations of Commissioner Maigret

as    Commissaire Jules Maigret

1966
The Boss of Champignol

as    Claudius Binoche

1966
Sale temps pour les mouches

as    Principal inspector Bérurier

1965
Rope Around the Neck

as    Arthur

1965
Under Your Hat

as    Docteur Tannait

1965
The Double Bed

as    Father

1965
The Lace Wars

as    Le prince de Beaulieu

1965
Les Mordus de Paris

as    Mr. Durand

1965
Black Humor

as    Polyte - segment 1 'La Bestiole'

1964
Jaloux comme un tigre

as    le monsieur à la voiture accidentée

1963
The Bamboo Stroke

as    Albert

1963
War of the Buttons

as    Lebrac's father

1963
Bebert and the Train

as    Mr. Martin

1963
Chicken Feed for Little Birds

as    le boucher

1961
The Fenouillard Family

as    Agénor Fenouillard